Why kick the can down the road?

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 Well it's nearly the end of the year, and I have a very simple question for you this morning. It may not be one you want to answer, but it's one that we really should take a look at.  Here it is:  have you made the changes in your life that you wanted to make at the beginning of the year, or are you still kicking the proverbial can down the road?  It's ok if you are, as long as you're willing to acknowledge that point.  The issue really gets out of control when you don't want to discuss it, act on it, or even acknowledge it.  So today I simply want to encourage you to simply look, think, and maybe decide to do something other than simply kick the can down the road, which really isn't much of a thing when you really think about it.  

When I began 2021 I simply wanted to grow in my understanding of what I was doing, how I was going to do it, and with tons of hope of doing it.  My guess is that many others had the same thoughts and feelings as I.  Let's face it 2020 was nothing like we expected, and I'm pretty sure 2021 has followed suit as well.  Without a doubt it is difficult to move forward at times when faced with issue that have tried to drag you down. It is during the difficult times that you need to dig down deep and reflect on your true essence, and with this knowledge take another step toward your destination.  

So let me begin with some encouragement.  Let me begin with some words of comfort, some feelings of love, and most of all with anticipation for what is coming down the pike.  First and foremost, we are living in some incredible times in regards to the awakening that is taking place.  Many, many people are beginning to understand the significance of their creation.  Many people have started to seek out what is really important in life, and leaving behind those things that do not benefit them.  What is important to someone will be different of course for someone else, as each individual is different in so many ways.  However, the great divide is between those who choose to walk down their chosen path, and those who simply kick the can down the road hoping that things will change.  Action is always required if you want to see change.  I've been guilty of waiting, and waiting, and waiting for things to line up perfectly, as the precursor to doing anything.  The problem with this is that more often than not things are not going to line up perfectly and thus we find ourselves in periods of inaction. Here's the problem with simply kicking the can down the street.  Some feel as thought the action of keeping the can moving is actually doing something. Well, it isn't, it's simply an act of futility.  Some call it mind salad, others simply call it a distraction.  When you take an action it should change something, when you simply kick the can down the street nothing in fact changes.  All you have done is exerted energy with no measurable results.  So let me ask you this, did kicking that can do anything of importance for you?  If the answer is no, then that should tell you that something needs to change.  

I can't sit here and tell you that I know what you had hoped for during this past 11 months.  I can't tell you that what you did, or didn't do was right or wrong.  You are the one who has to decide.  You are the one who has to take the steps that lead you to your destiny.  I can encourage, motivate, and others wise give you a kick in your ass to get you moving, but you are still the one who has to get the forward progress in motion.  Kicking the can is not progress no matter what anyone tells you.  Kicking the can is not defining, at least not defining in regards to the real you.  Kicking the can will never bring you satisfaction as there is an understanding that what you really want is not going to be manifest in this senseless action of simply kicking the can down the street.  Even minor results, minor change, minor growth is better than simply moving an object for the sake of appearances.  

We are approaching that time of year when most everyone begins to look back, and then begins to look forward.  We look at what we may not have done, and what we still want to do.  This cycle repeats itself year after year.  This cycle is nothing more than kicking the can down the street.  Let's be honest, we need to get out of this cycle.  We need to take the bull by the horns and finally decide that we have the power, we have the wisdom, we have all that we need to be the creation we were designed to be.  I want so much more than mere survival.  I want to experience all those things that I dream about, think about, long for.  Getting up each day and expecting doom and gloom is not what any of us signed up for.  Looking at situations all around us, wondering if this is as good as it gets, is not what we signed up for.  There is an awakening going on, are you going to join it, or will you simply continue to kick the can down the road?

When I started my journey of discovery I was excited.  When I started my journey I was eager.  When I started my journey I was unprepared for what lay ahead.  As I moved forward I began to see what was truth and what was fiction.  I had to de-learn much of what I was taught growing up.  Now what I was taught came from well intentioned people, but that doesn't mean it was accurate, nor does it mean it was meant to hurt me.  We have each grown up in an era where kicking the can down the road was the norm, but that doesn't mean that the norm was correct, not by any stretch of the imagination.  I need you to decide what your next step is going to be.  I need you to want change, and in accepting this change, do more than just kick that stupid can.  

Today is the perfect day to begin doing something different.  No matter where you are on that "Line of Life", you are going to have to decide what to do next.  I've said this before, if you always do what you always did, you always get what you always got.  So let me ask you this, are you happy with what you have right now?  I don't mean in terms of stuff.  What I mean is are you happy with the place you are at right now in regards to your growth, your understanding, your knowledge of who and what you are?  We are incredible creations, and we are incredible because we have been created to create.  Creation is not simply kicking the can down the street.  Creation is stepping out into your destiny.  Creation is seeing things as though they are, even without the ability to see it in the natural at the moment.  Believe me when I tell you that what you have hoped for, what you have dreamt about, when the time comes for it too manifest, it will be a million times better than you could have ever imagined it to be.  I know that we want things to change, and we hope for change to come quickly, but know this: things will happen at the appointed time, and if you will show courage, if you will display patience, then the waiting will all be worth it.  People who think that kicking the can down the street will eventually lead them to the place they desire to be are simply fooling themselves.  

It is time to stop exerting energy on things that no longer benefit you, and instead use that energy to step into the real you.  The real you is unique, it is divine, it is never-ending, and it has more ability, more power, and more creative ability then you could ever imagine.  The time has come to step into your real reality and stop doing what others continue to do because they have yet to understand the significance of their design.  Kicking the can is not who you are, or who you were designed to be.  It is time to be the real you.  Trust me, the real you is so much more than you have ever thought possible. 

What I'm Thankful for, and Why.

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 Can you believe that we are entering Thanksgiving week?  It's seems that this year has gone by at light speed, and why not, we're all getting older LOL. As has been my tradition for years I will write about giving thanks today, but I just might put a different spin on it this year.  Many of you know that I rarely take credit for what I write, and that's because I'm not even aware of what I am writing while I'm writing it.  God gives me the words and I simply transcribe them to the computer and out to you.  I will go back a read my posts a day or two later, and I will learn from them.  I never know what I am going to write about until I sit down with my coffee and the dogs, and set my hand to the keyboard.  I will say that today is a little different, because even I am wondering what words are going to be dropped into my spirit.  It's not that there is an uneasiness, it's more like a anticipation.  There have been many shifts in the past, partial awakenings, but this time it's different.  This awakening is all encompassing.  It is spreading like wildfire, and there are so many people that are finally beginning to see what they have been hoping for, dreaming about, and believing for.  If you are in the grouping of people who are still waiting, I want you to stop what you're doing and simply relax, breath, and accept what is coming.

So what am I thankful for?  I'm thankful that I get to do this each and every week.  I'm thankful that Spirit has given me ears to hear, eyes to see, and a Spirit that is fully whole, lacking in nothing, and there to provide me all that I desire, all that I dream, and all that is mine.  Too many people are walking around today in a fog of lack,  in a hole of despair and fear.  This was never the intention when you were created, and the time has come to assume your rightful place in this world.  Thankfulness begins with your understanding of just how magnificent you are.  Thankfulness begins with accepting your beauty, your uniqueness, and your power.  I know I write about these things all the time, but repeating what is important is what gets people to finally pick up on what is real, and what is not.  I was listening to a podcast the other day, and I was so happy that they were talking about things that I have been writing about for the past ten years.  I'm not saying that to make you think I was ahead of the curve, rather to let you know that we each play a part, and I'm thankful that my part is still very much relevant, very much needed, and very timely.  

I want to encourage you today to reach out and accept your destiny.  I want you to accept that there is something that needs to be done, and you are the only one that can do it.  We have been conditioned to believe that we are just a cog in the wheel, when in actuality we are anything but a simple cog.  We can change humanity, whether humanity is a single person, or an entire continent.  We've been taught to believe that there is power in numbers, meaning the more people who contribute, the greater the outcome. Believe it or not there is no difference in an action being done by you, then being done by ten thousand people.  The only difference is how you see yourself in the equation.  If you see yourself as imperfect, as insignificant, as simply a bystander who is going to have to accept the outcome, then you will be missing an opportunity to that which was meant for you.  I am thankful that I have been wrapped in immense power, that I have been created to create.  I am so thankful that I am not simply flesh and blood, but rather a Spirit that has no end, that knows no limits, and that was created to change the face of humanity.  I don't say this to make it sound that I am better than anyone else, not by a long shot.  I say this because that is what is real, what is truth, what is reality.  You need to pick up on these truths about yourself.  We fall farther and farther behind when we only see surface stuff and we don't focus on the reality of our creation.  

Can you imagine a world where every single person was aware of their significance? Can you imagine a world where everyone was walking in their destiny?  Most people would think it impossible, but impossible is not in the Creator's vocabulary.  This great awakening didn't just start today, or yesterday, or even tomorrow.  This great awakening never even started, for it has always been.  The simple truth of the matter is that many are just now stepping out into what has been inside of them since the creation of time. You need to remember that God is changeless.  God is perfection.  If God is changeless and perfect, then you are equally perfect and changeless.  Some people have just been a little slower in the realization of who and what they are.  

So why am I focusing so much on this awakening?  Why do I write about creating?  I write about these things because too many people are unaware, and we need to wake up to what is really real.  What we see most of the time is simply an illusion.  We need to realize what is real and what is make believe.  We need to accept why we are here.  There is more power in a single cell in your body then all the atomic weapons in the world.  Hard to believe?  Maybe so, but one's failure to believe doesn't make it any less true.  When people begin to stand in their power, when people begin to realize the significance of their creation, then and only then we will begin to see what the plan always was.  How long have people waited to experience Heaven on Earth?  How long have we waited, and waited, and waited, to experience joy?  People have lost hope simply because they have never grasped what was placed inside of them.  

I am so thankful for who I am, what I am, and for my ability to see through the barriers that others have created.  There is no doubt that there is evil in this world, and that evil was placed here to keep you in bondage. I'm telling you as sure as I'm sitting here right now, the gates of freedom are opening, and if you will be brave enough to walk through the gates, your life awareness is going to fundamentally change.  Thankfulness begins with you accepting you.  Thankfulness grows and grows with every step you take toward your destiny.  Whether life be long or short, you have a destiny, and part of that destiny is awakening to the awesomeness of you.  When we get away from trying to measure up, when we quit hoping for, and begin accepting, then you will see things as they truly are.  We were never meant to walk in darkness.  We were never meant to suffer lack, or sickness, or despair and fear.  We were created to create as I have said so many times in the past, and maybe, just maybe, you will begin to see that, live it, and finally believe the significance of your creation.  

Let me leave you with this final thought:  beauty, true beauty is not what is reflected back from the mirror, but what has been placed in you.  When you're able to slip the coils of this human existence, and walk in your spiritual truth, then you will begin to experience the real essence of your existence.  Awaken my dear friends to what is coming, or should I say what is here.  The only thing you have to do in this moment is accept it.  Be thankful always, be the light that you intended to be, and most importantly, don't doubt.  What is about to happen will be mind blowing.

Free as a Bird.

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 Fly like a bird, free from the coils of this world. Fly like a bird, soaring above the fray.  Fly like a bird, effortless, and oh so almost magical to watch. If I had a super power it would be flight, as flying seems to be freedom.  I can't describe the feeling of flight, but boy can I imagine it.  What I want to talk about today is that freedom.  We walk in a world of "Can't", and " Don't". It seems that more often than not there is always someone who is getting in the way of our dreams, our desires and wants.  Far too often we are left wondering why them and not us.  Together let us explore freedom, and let's come to an understanding, and a belief, that freedom is for everyone, and by everyone I mean you as well least you forget.  There are times when we feel we have been left behind, only to scavenge for table scraps.  When one can step out into a life of freedom, when one can accept the magnificence of your own design, then you will feel your own wings, and upon those wings soar with the other creations, as was always intended.  Let us begin.

One of the first things I like to remind people of when we have a discussion about freedom, is that freedom is always a choice.  You can choose to be free, or you can allow what ever chain is attempting to bind you to wrap itself around you and never let go.  Freedom means a lot of different things to different people, but what I want to focus on today is what freedom should mean to you.  Believe me when I say that there have been times in my life when I was enslaved to many things, and freedom was the farthest thing from my mind.  I will tell you that feeling as though there are no options for change, no chance for escape, well that is a pretty brutal way of living, and it won't take long until you begin to wonder if you should just give up and end it all.  I've been there, and it does suck..  If you are unable to understand that you have the right to be free, then you will never be free.  If you feel as though things will never change, then you can't pretty much bet that things will never change. If on the other hand, you are open to suggestion, then might I suggest that you take a look at who and what you are, and start from there.  I know I sound like a broken record every time I say this, but you are spirit.  You are divine.  You are not simply flesh and blood.  Yes we inhabit a mortal body, but our true essence is spirit, and believe you me your spirit is able to fly free from the bonds and coils of this world.  

As humans we have been conditioned to believe certain things, and most of the time the things we have been conditioned to believe do nothing but wrap us up in a laundry list of what we can't do and what we shouldn't do.  I completely understand when we are told not to touch a hot stove because it will burn us, simple common sense.  However, when we are being told that we will have to suffer throughout life, when we are reminded that we have limitations, that certain things are impossible, then we are allowing someone else's fear to design our life, and why would you want to give that kind of control to anyone?  

I was having a discussion the other day about people who are gasping for spiritual air.  They want to be touched by God if for no other reason then to believe that God is real, and that they are worthy of God's love.  People are longing to feel as though they matter.  They want to believe that their prayers are being heard, and that the answer is on the way.  Let me say to you today that you do matter, that your prayers are being answered, and that what you thought was going to happen, well let's just say the outcome is going to be better than you ever imagined.  

I want to touch upon a subject for a moment, and I hope this will answer some questions, or maybe just simplify things for many.  There are no such things as "Spiritual Giants". Let me say that again, because I need you to grab ahold of this.  No such thing as "Spiritual Giants."  This term is nothing more than a label that some idiot placed on someone else, to make that someone else feel better about themselves.  It does nothing but separate people, and make others feel as though they will never measure up, never be able to compete, and therefore go through life without what they truly desire.  The Spirit that you are is no different then the Spirit that created you.  People you need to get this, you need to understand, and accept this fact.  Your spirit was complete, and has always been complete.  Your spirit is never going anywhere.  Your spirit is on par with every other person who has ever walked this earth, who is currently alive, or who will be coming in the future.  The notion that you are somehow inferior to someone else needs to be stripped from your consciousness.  You are all things, capable of amazing things, and the sooner you can accept this, the sooner you can march forward in your destiny.  

Freedom from the world's expectations of who you are, what you are, is the only thing you should be focused on.  When you allow the expectations of others to control you, then you are no different than a caged bird.  Birds were meant to be free from any type of captivity, as you were meant to be free from captivity.  The first step in achieving freedom is to once again realize that you have been created by the Creator of the Universe, and you, and I do mean you, are divine in nature.  Nothing that has been spoken about you, that you have been taught about being a mere mortal is ever going to change the fact that you are divine.  As Christ walked the earth doing amazing things, so should you be walking the earth doing amazing things.  If you remember from the bible Adam was created, and given dominion over the earth, over all things.  Sadly we have slowly but surely moved away from this by the words, teachings, and expectations of others since that time. If ever there was a time to go back to our roots, now is that time.  I need you to hear me: let go of you feelings of lack,  your sadness, your previous understanding of who and what you are.  It is time to flee your cage, spread your wings, and fly.  

As challenging as times have been as of late, do we really need to add anything else that is negative, or contrary to who we really are to the equation?  When you accept the constraints of man, you are caging yourself, never able to be free, and thereby by not being who you were meant to be.  Take a moment to think about the things I have written today, and simply ask yourself, do I believe in my creation, my divinity, my perfection?  If you will look at the real you, you will soar free. Once you begin to fly free from what others say, think, or even feel about you, then and only then will you experience the life you were created to live, and then you will understand true joy, true happiness, and so much contentment, you will not be able to describe how good life is.  Open the cage my friends and fly away.

Find the Peace, even in the Storm.

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 Today's blog is just a bit of encouragement, especially in light of what many have been going through as of late. It's easy to play Monday Morning Quarterback and shout instructions from the comforts of home, or from a place where you are not being attacked by the daily grind.  I'm not going to embarrass myself and profess that I know what you're thinking, or that I know what you are going through.  When someone tells me they know what I'm feeling I just kind of roll my eyes and move on.  I can empathize with others, and at times as an empath I can feel what they are feeling, but most of the time I simply want to reach out to them with a hug or smile.  So today I am going to reach out to you with a huge hug, and an endless smile in the hopes that I can get you to see that even during the storms of life, you can find peace, and you will, if you open up to it, find the lesson you were needing to learn.

The first question I normally ask myself when faced with a storm is what kind of energy have I been sending out?  As I have said on countless occasions we create our reality with our thoughts, our feelings, and our words.  If you can hold captive any negative feelings , words, or thoughts, you are on your way to freeing yourself from any self-imposed storms.  I realize this is not always an easy thing to do, but you have to train yourself to remain in a constant state of high vibrational energy.  Believe it or not this is a lot simpler than you might think.  I tend to go to music when I am feeling the stress of the day, and for me a calming meditative piece of music does it for me.  Most mornings when I write I have Pandora's Mediation Radio playing on my Alexa.  It keeps me calm, and it frees me from all the issues that I might be facing. I can't do what I do if I am constantly fighting with negative thoughts and feelings.  If you surround yourself with high vibrational energy, you will emit high vibrational energy, and then you will rise above the fray, and what was bothering you just moments ago seems to fly away, never to return.

There is a song by Michael Whalen titled, "I have loved you a thousand life times" that when I need to slip away and just decompress, I play on a loop.  Find that one song that speaks to you, that comforts you, that takes you away to a safe and peaceful place, and simply play the daylights out of it.  Certainly those around you may grow weary of hearing it, but it's for you, and not them. The key is to get your eyes and mind off of what is not truly real, and instead focus on the only thing that is real.  The real you is the perfection of your design, the perfection of your being, and the perfection of your creator.  When you can focus on this, then the storms will dissipate and you will begin to walk in the freedom that you were intended to walk in.  

When I first discovered my destiny I was as unsure of the future as anyone could possibly be.  Having a feeling that there was something I was supposed to do with my life, but not knowing where to start had put me smack dab in the middle of a storm. This storm was fear, it was uncertainly, it was not knowing how I was ever going to do what I was feeling I needed to do.  I had never trained to be a writer. I had never given any thought to being a writer.  I was supposed to be the owner of a Multi-National Corporation, or President of the United States.  My thoughts of changing the world was nothing more than trying to conquer the world.  To my great amazement I discovered the joy of writing, but that joy was nothing more than coming to a realization of why I was sent here in the first place.  That joy was realizing that I was given a great gift, and that this gift would change humanity in a totally different way, but the perfect way.  

It seems to me that until such time as you accept that you are here for a specific purpose,  you will find yourself in a constant state of storminess.  If you are in that place right now, might I suggest that you make the determination that the time has come to simply let go of what you have designed, and walk in the life that was designed for you since the beginning of time.  So many people have been placed in a box that was created by others who may have had good intentions, but certainly did not know why you were placed here in the first place.  When you think of destiny, when you think of purpose, or passion, what others think or say should have zero impact on what you do, or who you become.  My dear, dear friends, I want so badly for each of you to walk in the peace of knowing that you are something so divine, so totally unique, that there is nothing in this world that will ever stop you from stepping out into your destiny, and providing to the rest of the world what it so desperately needs. 

Storms will come and go, and peace, as most of us have figured out, is not always present, even if it was always meant to be the center of our existence.  Finding the peace in the midst of a storm is not simple, but it is certainly advised.  Finding peace, walking in peace, will always be up to you, but it is something that you must go after or you will be washed away by the storm.  

My final point today is this:  peace begins with you.  It begins with you accepting who and what you are.  Peace begins with standing in your power, in your divinity, your uniqueness.  Peace grows strong in those who will recognize that they are not simply mortal, but eternal creations.  We have been made to think so little of who we are, is it any wonder we walk around in what seems to be a constant state of storms?  I want you to imagine a huge rain storm in front of you, and with a simple thought you are able to part the skies, and then the sun and a rainbow are both seen.  This rainbow signifies a promise.  The sun is what gives life.  You with your thoughts, your power made it happen.  Some may think it impossible, but it is only impossible because they believe it to be impossible.  It is time to rise above the storm clouds, time to walk in your destiny.  I'm not saying that there will never ever be another storm in your life, but I will tell you that you will be able to stand any storm that dares to look you in the eye.  A storm is just a thing, peace on the other hand is who you are.  Walk in peace, share peace, and watch as the skies clear, the sound and rainbow shine, and you, and others will change for the better